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Mission

Learning about Hospitality and Justice from the Nativity Story

Just like Mary and Joseph, survivors of sex trafficking need more than shelter.
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Spirituality

The Second Coming of Jesus Makes Me Uneasy

Why am I so anxious to see Jesus in the flesh?
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Spirituality

What If My Heart Is Too Frazzled to Prepare Him Room?

Good news: our being prepared isn’t a prerequisite for Jesus's making his home with us.
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Faith Practices
Biblical Hospitality: Inviting Outsiders to be Family
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Advent
12 Ideas for Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas
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Faith Practices
How to Get Unstuck in Your Faith
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Mission
As You Did to the Least of These, You Did to Me
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Relationships
Not Just in the Community, But for It
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Leadership
How to Avoid Pastor Burnout
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Relationships
How (and Why) I Learned to Love Puzzles
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Theology
When Preachers Talk, It’s God Who Speaks
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Mission
I Learned to Listen to God at a School for the Deaf